Edibles & Potables: Garum, the (better) ketchup of the ancient Roman gods

Roman fish sauce, along with oil and wine, formed a triad of commodities which dominated Mediterranean trade. The fish sauce is garum, and the quote comes from a publisher’s tout for The Story of Garum: Fermented Fish Sauce and Salted Fish in the Ancient World, a book by Sally Grainger published a few years back […]

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“Thunder Road”: Fifty Years On

Screen door slams/ Mary’s dress sways/ Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays It is the opening line of the opening tune of Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 masterwork of an album, “Born To Run.” A collection of eight short stories no less relevant and seminal than Salinger’s “Nine Stories,” or Joyce’s […]

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